North Korea Permits Gambling To Raise Money
North Korea has hit the gambling news headlines once again as reports that the reclusive nation has changed its policy to allow racetrack betting.
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Andrew from Edinburgh, Scotland, is a professional journalist, international-titled chess master, and avid poker player.
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Matt Savage Explains Shooting Star Omission from WPT Schedule
When the World Poker Tour (WPT) released the remainder of their current tour, the season 16 schedule had a surprising omission – the Bay 101 Shooting Star was missing.
Matt Staples Matches Brother Jaime in RIU Reno
Matt Staples narrowly failed to improve on elder brother Jaime’s 2nd spot in the Run it Up Reno festival.
Hossein Ensan Wins 2017 WSOP Circuit Rozvadov Main Event For €184,812
Hossein Ensan emerged as the Main Event champion after defeating a field which included Phil Hellmuth, Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier and Brandon Cantu
Hustler’s Flynt Offers $10 Million cash For Dirt On Trump
Larry Flynt, the poker-playing owner of Hustler Casino and founder of Hustler magazine, has offered $10million for ‘information leading to the impeachment and removal from office’ of US President Donald…
Stefan Schillhabel takes down Triton Super High Roller Macau for $750,000
Schillhabel scooped just over US$750,000 when he fought off the challenge of many of the world’s best high-stakes players in the opening salvo of the Triton Super High Roller in…
Leon Tsoukernik Wins First Round of $2million Court Battle
Leon Tsoukernik, the multi-millionaire owner of Kings Casino in Rozvadov which is set to host the WSOP Europe festival this month and next, has seen 8 of the 10 charges…
Dani ‘Ansky’ Stern Retires From Poker
The high-stakes online pro has tweeted his retirement from the world of poker.
Doyle Brunson Returns to Twitter
A week is a long time in politics said British Prime Minister Harold Wilson back in the 1960’s and for Doyle Brunson it was too long.
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Sells Online Poker Venture to Monster
The Pokertribe.com story which broke a fortnight ago has taken a new twist, with the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma selling its online poker venture to the Monster Products Worldwide.
Winamax Recruits Adrian Mateos and Mustapha Kanit
Winamax have celebrated the news that France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal will soon merge their player pools by signing up two of the biggest stars in the European game.
John Eames wins GUKPT Luton Main Event for £68,350
John Eames added the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Luton Main Event title to his already impressive resume when he outlasted a field of 239 entries to take home the £68,350…
Phil Ivey Announces his Return to Competitive Play
Phil Ivey’s disappearance from the tournament circuit this past year or so has been as much of a mystery as Tom Dwan’s similar situation a couple of years ago
Kamil Isabekov Wins PartyPoker EAPT Kazakhstan Main Event For $68,320
The weekend saw a big cash in CashVille for Russian Kamil Isabekov when he took down the The PartyPoker EAPT Kazakhstan Main Event fending off a strong field dominated by…
How Poker Still Confounds Artificial Intelligence
It has already been hailed as the death-knell of chess, go and yes, even poker, but the rise in AI - Artificial Intelligence - still has a long way to…
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